Richard Gere to attend as Glasgow Film Festival announces its 2016 lineup

UK premieres, galas galore, A-list guests and immersive special events; the new programme has launched

Another highly-anticipated Glasgow Film Festival programme has been announced and this year's big headline is the attendance of Richard Gere to support the UK premiere of his new film, Time Out of Mind, a drama about a homeless man adrift in New York.

Joining Gere on the red carpet this coming February will be Natalie Dormer of Game of Thrones fame, who stars in supernatural horror film The Forest, and director Ben Wheatley, who will be in attendance for the Scottish premiere of his high-profile JG Ballard adaptation, High Rise. The dystopian thriller stars Tom Hiddleston and Sienna Miller.

Another film to mark in your festival planner is Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room, a stunning follow up to his cult hit of 2013, Blue Ruin. The film stars Sir Patrick Stewart as leader of a neo-Nazi group – yes, you read that correctly. In terms of documentaries we have to note the world premiere of Hamish, a documentary about the Scottish poet, songwriter and folklorist Hamish Henderson.

Adds Allison Gardner (Co-Director): ‘We’ve got some exceptional premieres in our Gala strand, a great and thoroughly original lineup of documentaries in Stranger Than Fiction, and a really charming, child-friendly Modern Families programme headlined by the UK premiere of Disney’s Zootropolis. The festival keeps moving forward, with new developments like our Industry Focus conference, whilst also maintaining our roots as an audience-focused festival where everyone can come together to share a love of cinema. And we’ve been around for a few years now, so look out for some extra-special movie anniversaries in the programme.’

The List is partnering with GFF's IMAX Blockbusters strand this year and we're giving you the chance to pick what film is screened at Glasgow IMAX on Sat 27 Feb (voting is now closed, Trainspotting is the winner).